Technology is actually going help the less urban areas to a greater degree.

For example, the satellite internet projects that Musk and Branson are working on will provide high speed internet to these areas for a fraction of the cost as it would cost to set it up running fiber. This, of course, applies to third world nations too.

Once people are online, progress is rapid. Everyday problems have a solution since one is tapped into the world's knowledge base. We also see the ability to earn as we are already starting to see in a basic form.